The Chemistry of Death (TV series)

The Chemistry of Death is a German/British television series based on the novel of the same name by crime fiction writer Simon Beckett. The series stars Harry Treadaway, Samuel Anderson, Jefferson Hall and Jeanne Goursaud. It premiered on 12 January 2023 in Germany and on 19 January 2023 in the United Kingdom.

Plot
Based on the best-selling novel The Chemistry of Death, the series tells the story of Dr. David Hunter, who is forced by a tragic stroke of fate to give up his profession. He has set up a new life in a small village called Manham. There he works as a partner to the village doctor, Dr. Maitland. When the local police ask him to help solve a murder case, the ghosts of his past plague him. Now Hunter has to decide whether to turn away or return to his old life, which he actually wanted to leave behind forever. Even as the demons of his past haunt him, Hunter decides to return to work for the police and is drawn into cases that bring him to his limits.

Cast and characters

 * Harry Treadaway as David Hunter
 * Samuel Anderson as DCI Mackanzie
 * Jefferson Hall as Ben Anders
 * Jeanne Goursaud as Jenny Krause
 * Lucian Msamati as Dr. Henri Maitland
 * Neve McIntosh as DS Josie Fraser
 * Stuart Campbell as PC Duncan McKinney
 * Samuel Creasey as Dan Mason
 * Katie Leung as Maggie Cassidy
 * Stuart Bowman as Iain Kinross
 * David Haymann as Brody
 * Amy Manson as Ellen McLeod
 * Nick Blood as Michael Strachan
 * Amy Nuttall as Grace Strachan
 * Hardy Krüger Jr. as Gunther

Release
The series was first announced in June 2022 in conjunction with the announcement that the Paramount+ streaming service would be starting in Germany with their own original programmes. The series was released in January 2023 with one episode per week.